Six Injured In Suspected Stabbing At Tacoma High School With Four In Critical Condition

Tacoma constabulary opportunity 4 students and an big information defender person been injured successful a reported stabbing astatine a high school.

The suspect, a student, was besides injured, said Shelbie Boyd, a spokesperson for nan Tacoma Police Department.

All those injured were taken to a hospital, including nan suspect, who was successful custody, she said.

The Tacoma Fire Department responded to Foss High School astatine 1:38 p.m. Thursday for a imaginable stabbing, spokesperson Chelsea Shepherd said.

Upon arrival, crews treated and took 5 patients to section hospitals, including 4 successful captious information and 1 pinch insignificant injuries.

The sixth injured personification was successful constabulary custody and was besides taken to a section infirmary pinch insignificant injuries, she said. All were successful unchangeable information arsenic of precocious day Thursday.

Shepherd did not corroborate nan type of injuries treated.

“The schoolhouse is secure, and we are presently investigating. Parents tin prime up their kids successful nan student’s parking lot. There’s a reunification area there,” said Boyd.

The schoolhouse went into lockdown astatine 1:38 p.m., and students were safely dismissed astatine 2:45 p.m., Tacoma Public Schools said successful an emailed statement. School and after-school activities for Friday were canceled.

The schoolhouse would reopen Monday pinch counselors connected tract to support students and staff, nan territory said.

“We are grateful for nan quick, calm action of our unit and our first responders.”